Labeling device



June 3o, 1925. 1,543,901'

F. l'F'. BxcKNELL ILABELING DEVICE FledAprl 14. 1924 "ff l fw y By 32 x Il rl y I ATTORNEY.

Patented .lune 30, 1925.

idiltti FRANK P. BICKNELL, (2F-DENVER, COLORADO.

.meeuw DEVICE- Atpplcaton :filed yiprl 14, 1,924. Serial No. 706,418.

To @ZZ whom it. may Concern.'

Be it known that l, FRANK P. B'IQKNELL, a citizen of' the United States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented nertain new and useful niproveinents in Labeling` Devices, of which the following is a Specification. v

This invention relates to a device for placing labels upon cans, bottles and' the like, and has for its principal object the provision of a device of this character `which can be eiiiciently used in establishments Where the expense of' a `inecl-ianical machine-operated labeler Wouldv be prohibi tiveor unnecessary. y

A, further object of the invention is to so construct a labeling device that it will be practically universal' in its vapplication to bottles or cans 0- various shapes and sizes, andto labels of' various shapes and sizes. Y

@ther objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of' the :invent-ion, Wliiclrresnlt in siinplicity.v economy and ef'- iiciency, and which Vwill becoine more apparent [from the following d'escriptinn.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is had to the acc onipanyimr drawing which Jorins apart hereof; Litle numerals refer to parts in all the. views of fthe draiving/ and throughout the description.

In the drawings:

Fig., 1Y is a. perspective view ofthe improved labeling device.v l c Fig.' 2y and' Fig, are detail sectiOIlS through-V the labeling frame, illustrating the operation theref.`

Fig. 41" and Fig. 5' are `detail views of various pasting or inoistening rollers which are used in the device.

Fig. 6` is a perspectire View of the label frame. employed! in the rdevicev When label.'- ing cylindrical bottles or cans.

Fig, 7 and Fig. ,8 are ,detail viervsillustrating the; operation` of placing a. label on a cylindrical object.

Broa .dly,the,device .comprises a base board 10, upon which isinounted a paste or liquid container 11, past-ing roller 12, two press'- ing rollers 13, and a label frame 14.

The container 11 is used to contain paste or niucilage, when applying plain labels; and for containing Water, when applying gunimed labels. The roller 12 projects into opening 19 of the proper size and shape to conform to the contour of the labels being used. Register stops 23 and 24 are secured to the tace of. the label frame to properly kalign the bottles or other articles with the label opening 19.

A label block 2O is fitted Within the opening 19 and rests upon the base board10, doivel pins, 2.1, being arranged in the base board to hold the blocli: in alignment Within the opening 19.

In use, a stack of labels, 22, ,is-placed face ydownward..11.130,11 the label block 20, Within the opening` 19. The' bottle', or other object upon Which it is `desired to place a label, is. drawn across the. roller 12,. bottonik lirst. The roller 12 applies aV coat of'paste to the face of thebottle. i The bottle is rolled from the roller 12' ontol the label' frame 1e against the register stops 23 and 24.! and occupies the position indicatedu in broken linesat 9, Fig. 2. i

The bottle is now pressedv downivard', conipressing the springs 15, to the position indicated in Fig. 3. It will be noted that the pasted' side of thebottle is new in Contact with the back oi' the upper label of the stack 22, to which, it will adhere. The pres# sure is now released from the4 bottle, allowing the springs 15 to force the label ifranie back to` itsnorinal positionpand the bottle is passed over the pressingrollers 13 which roll the labelsecurely into place. This operation is continuous untilV the stack of labels 22 hasbeen exhausted. The pasting roller 12, shown in Fig. 1, is cylindrical and isadapted only for use on flat sided bottles.

VJhen it is desired to use the device for labeling cylindrical'bottles or cans, the roller 12 is replaced by a roller 25, illustrated in Fig. 4l, and the label frainele is replaced by a label fran'ie 26, illustrated in Fig. 6. The roller 25 has three surfaces, 27, 28 and '29,

which contact with the bottle as it is rolled thereon. The contact is illustrated in Fig. 4:, in which, the bottle is indicated in broken line at 39. The surfaces 27, 28, and 29, apply three lines of paste to the bottle, indicated at 27, 28, and 29, respectively, Fig. 7.

The bottle is passed from the roller 25 'onto the label frame 26, which is provided With blocks 30 conforming to the contour of the bottle,`to a position against the register stop 23. The blocks 30 are so positioned that they will come into contact with the bottle between the lines of paste thereon so as not to scrape and smear the paste.

The label frame is now depressed bringing the middle line of paste, 29', into contact with the middle of the, upper label and causingit to adhere to the bottle as shown in Fig. 8. The bottle is now transferred to the pressing rollers 13 and rotated thereon. This rolls the label into contact with the outer lines of paste, 27 and 28', as illustrated in Fig. 8. n

lVhen labeling convex or oval bottles, pasting roller 31, illustrated in Fig. 5, is used, which has a contour to conform to the label side of the bottle.

A series of slots 32 are provided for the reception of the pasting rollers and to allow for the adjustment thereof. The slots closest to the label frame are used when labeling short bottles so that the bottom end of the bottle will have passed onto the label frame before the other end leaves the pasting roller. Vhen labeling long bottles, the pasting roller is moved outward in the slots to insure the bottle leaving the pasting roller before the label frame is depressed.

In order to prevent the label frame from passing above the label block and allowing the escape of the labels, a iiange 34 is formed on the label'block 20, which contacts with a flange 35 formed on the interior of the opening 19.

Screws 36 hold the register'stops 23 and 24 in place and allow them to be adjusted with reference to thevlabel hole 19 so that the label may be placed at any desired position on thev bottle.

The flexibility of application of the device can be readily appreciated, since, by simply changing the pasting roller it can be adapted to various contours of bottles and by changing the label frame it'canbe quickly adapted to various'sizes Yandshap'es of labels. These changes can be quickly made since it is only necessary to lift off the roller and frame and replace the others. The

pressing rollers 13 need not be changed since they operate equally well with any shape of bottle.

It is preferred to make the entire device of wood to eliminate breakage of bottles. The rollers are formed with a wooden core 32 (Fig. 8) Wound with felt or similar material 33.

4 While a specific form of the invention has been vdescribed and illustrated herein, it is desired and understood that the same may be varied Within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is y 1. A labeling device comprising in combination a base; a liquid receptacle mounted on said base; a roller mounted over said receptacle and projecting therewithin; label applying means mounted on said base adja` cent said roller and other rollers mounted on said `base alongside of said applying meanssaid rollers and said applying means being `so arranged that the article being labeled will travel from one to the other without being carried or lifted.

` 2; A labeling device comprising in combination a base; a pasting roller mounted on said base; a flexibly mounted label-frame mounted on said base adjacentl said pasting roller so that the article being labeled will enter said frame before leaving said pasting"- roller, saidframe beingV provided with an opening labels a block vmounted onsaid base within said opening and aY pressing-roller mounted on said basealongside of said label-frame so that said article will 'enter on said pressing roller before leaving said label frame.

3. In a labeling device, means` for applying liquid to the article being labeled coinprising, a liquid receptacleand a roller projecting therewithin, said roller having a plurality of surfaces shaped to conform to the contour of said article and arranged to apply parallel lines of liquid to said article.

4. A labeling device Vcomprising a base; pins secured in said base; a label-frame hav# ing an opening for the reception of a stack of labels and other openings for the reception of certain of said pins; a block, shaped to slidably fit within said iirstinentioned opening, said block having openings for the reception. of other 'of said pins, and springs arranged to operate between said base and said label-frame.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature. i

FRANK P. BICKNELI..

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